Madurai Collector Anshul Mishra released the final electoral rolls here on Thursday Jan 10,2013 and said
that there was an increase of 1.89 per cent of voters in the
district comprising 10 Assembly constituencies. A total of 22,39,685
voters including 11,17,230 men, 11,22,399 women and 56 others figured in
the final voters list.
The 10 Assembly segments are Melur, Madurai East, Sholavandan, Madurai
North, Madurai South, Madurai Central, Madurai West, Tirupparankundram,
Tirumangalam and Usilampatti. From 1.10.2012 to 23.12.2012, the
officials received 92,647 forms seeking addition, deletion and changes
in the voters list.
After conducting door-to-door enumeration, the officials accepted 89,930
forms. Of this, 48,282 were deleted (reasons include death, shifting of
residence) taking the net addition to 41,648.
Prior to the final voters list, the draft rolls released last year had a
total of 21,98,037 voters including 10,98,320 men, 10,99,703 women and
14others. With the addition of 41,648 voters now, the total as on
January, 10,2013 stands at 22,39,685 voters, Mr. Anshul Mishra said. For
the purpose of enrolling in the voters list, the Election Commission of
India had fixed January 1, 2013 as the qualifying date for persons who
had attained 18 years of age. To a query, the Collector said the
officials had issued voter identity cards to all the eligible voters as
on date, thus achieving 100 per cent issuance in the district. On the
number of polling stations, he said there were 2,483stations, an
increase of 280.
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